Connecticut western news., 1887-09-07

imperturbable gravity, while the speaker began to danglc his absurd little line in the water.
 s'Do you know what that makes me think of2'' he continued, in a low tone, which only Sybil heard. '1t reminds me of definition which I once heard given for fishing rod-a stick with worm at one end and a fool at the other.'"
 Sybil broke out into merry laugh, which made Evelyn turn around to sec what the fun was.
 "Won't you try now9" said Mir. Ar buthnot. ''There are not very many people at the table, ''Yes," said Evelyn, sweetly; ''let us try now, by all means. Do you know, Mr. Arbuthnot, there is to be german after the fishn2, and we ladies Save to fish our partners out of wonder bowl9" 'sHow momentousp Arbuthnot ex- claimed. 'I hope heaven may be kind to me-"
 Evelyn smiled at him, and Sybil, hav ing sense of being in the way moved toward the table.
 ''Come, ladies" cried the youth with the eyeglass ''Thcre arc as good fish in the sea as ever yet were caught" stAllow me~ said Dick Travers, brother of the hostess, to whom Sybil | had been presented, and she found her | self ia possession of one of the gilded willow rods, which were gaily adorned with bows of ribbon.
 She cast in her line, and almost i'm mediately the others were cast along | side.
 q am fishing for you, Miss Weir," said Dick, boldly. 'I want "a good partner and you look as though you danced divinely"
 ''I am very fond of it." Sybil said, modcstly; 'but I don't know much about the german. I think should be almost afraid to try"
 Evelyn drowned and bit her lips. | " nat 1oOl the Slfl was!
 'Why, Sybilr''.s she said, pettishly. "You are fishing on my side. I want that little fat fish, I'm sure he's got something nice in him."
 s'You are welcome to him, I'm sure, :" said Sybil, abandoning her game very pleasantly. "I'd rather have that slim little fellow Perhaps he hasn't any thing in him, and then shall be all lowed to look on"
 "Ahar' cried Dick, whose skilled hand had hooked up the first fish, "What have we got here? No. IT. Amy, what is No. 17-gentleman's prizea 4 You dance with Miss Irwin," said Mrs. Bayard, putting box into her brothers hand.
 Dick groancd.
 ''Never mind," said Arbuthnot, laugh ing. ''We are only going to have six figures. Let us see what you have got" ,"
 Dick produced very pretty leather pocket-book, which they were all ad- miring, when Miss Evelyn's cry of tri- umph riveted attention on herself.
 'Ive got him!" she exclaimed, lifting the fat fish out of the water.
 But great was her chagrin when she found that it contained no prize at all, and the name of somebody whom she did not like
 ''Tm afraid I shall not catch anybody, p said Sybil, who found it quite difficult.
 "You don't go at it right" said Dick. 'Drop your hook down deep, and then bring it up slowly-this way. Try the little fellow over there. That's right. Gently now. There-aha. What did tell you2 That was we'll done, wasn't it, Ainsley"
 Excellent" said Ainsley. "Oper him-do. am consumed with curi. } osity"
 } sibyl obcyed, laughingly, expecting
 nothing. By Jove~ Dick cried, ''she'' , hooked the gold ring"
 Sure enough, inside of the slim littl'
 fish lay the shining band which every on' l coveted
 'It is like the Arabian Nights" she
 said in astonishmeat. ''How pretty i
 isl" And see this French motto inside 'Mariau femme, Tame portrait" "That means you will be married in a Q year, said Arbuthnot, Shilling into her
 shy, little, flushed face. 'I don't think that's hkely," Siby t replied. "But I never dreamed of get S ting the ring. I wonder how I eve
 happened to- r ''There is no great mystery, as cal G see," said Evelyn, with disagreeabl
 laugh. "A brother of Mrs. Bayard' = ought to be able to prompt one effect r ively."
 t ''Miss Ogden," said Dick, quickly
 T hope you do not think that kne, h where tho ring was2" |, ''Oh, of course not" was the sarcas c tic rcjoindcr. "Ah, Captain Clyde, i r this you2 The music is playing. sup
 pose we may as we'll go into the ball t Ioom"
 S Dick Clyde smothered au exclamation g as he turned to Ainsley with curiou Il look.
 j. "You have not lished yet" Inc said d ''There is plenty of tlme," Arbutlno q answered. 'Therc is Miss Irwin, Dick